Memory
All the cards lie face down, and every picture appears twice. Turn over two cards per turn. If they match, you keep the pair and go again; if not, they turn back and you have to remember where they were. Play on your own against the clock, with a friend, or against a computer that remembers more on the harder levels. Click two cards to turn them over. A matching pair stays face up and you go again. Use the arrow keys and Space to play with the keyboard.
How it works
- Choose a mode, a grid size and a picture set. Solo counts your moves and time; with two players or against the computer, the most pairs wins.
- Click a card to turn it over, then click a second one. A matching pair stays face up and you take another turn. Two different pictures turn back after a moment.
- Keep going until every pair has been found. You can also use the arrow keys to move and Space or Enter to turn a card.
Modes and grid sizes
Solo is a puzzle against yourself: find all the pairs in as few moves and as little time as possible. Two players take turns on the same screen. Against the computer, Easy forgets a lot, Medium remembers most cards and Hard remembers every card it has seen. The grid can be 4×3 (6 pairs), 4×4 (8 pairs), 6×4 (12 pairs) or 6×6 (18 pairs).
Picture sets
Choose animals, fruit or shapes. The shape set uses six shapes in three colours, so you have to notice both the shape and the colour, which makes the larger grids a real challenge.
Frequently asked questions
Who goes again after a pair?
The player who found the pair. A turn only passes to the other player when the two cards do not match.
How does the computer remember cards?
The computer sees every card that is turned over, by either player. On Easy it remembers about a third of them and soon forgets, on Medium most of them, and on Hard all of them. If it knows where both cards of a pair are, it takes them.
What counts as a move?
Turning over two cards counts as one move, whether they match or not. The perfect score is one move per pair, which needs some luck.
Is it free?
Yes. Memory is free, runs in your browser and needs no sign-up.
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